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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






2. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






3. When does BMR decrease?






4. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






5. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






6. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






7. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






8. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






9. The higher the BMR a client has --






10. Sources of fats






11. What is the function of vitamin E?






12. What does DASH stand for?






13. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






14. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






15. What function is vitamin A?






16. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






17. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






18. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






19. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






20. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






21. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






22. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






23. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






24. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






25. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






26. What is the function of vitamin C?






27. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






28. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






29. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






30. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






31. What is normal BMI?






32. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?






33. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






34. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






35. Where can you get more vitamin D?






36. What type of people need extra protein?






37. What is normal albumin levels?






38. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






39. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






40. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






41. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






42. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






43. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






44. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






45. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






46. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?






47. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






48. Fats can lead to some medical problems






49. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?






50. What are healthy sources of fats?